Will Stone

Like, are people getting swept up in Housing First when some of them might actually do better in a more structured setting like sober housing or an addiction treatment center? And when I look at all of this, It's clear that Housing First was only ever meant to be one piece of the solution to homelessness.

Like, are people getting swept up in Housing First when some of them might actually do better in a more structured setting like sober housing or an addiction treatment center? And when I look at all of this, It's clear that Housing First was only ever meant to be one piece of the solution to homelessness.

Like, are people getting swept up in Housing First when some of them might actually do better in a more structured setting like sober housing or an addiction treatment center? And when I look at all of this, It's clear that Housing First was only ever meant to be one piece of the solution to homelessness.

When we look at why Housing First on its own is not going to solve homelessness, one of the reasons is that new people are constantly falling into homelessness. A metaphor that I've heard that's been really helpful is that Housing First is one way of bailing out the bathtub. Meanwhile, the faucet is still on and new people are constantly falling into homelessness.

When we look at why Housing First on its own is not going to solve homelessness, one of the reasons is that new people are constantly falling into homelessness. A metaphor that I've heard that's been really helpful is that Housing First is one way of bailing out the bathtub. Meanwhile, the faucet is still on and new people are constantly falling into homelessness.

When we look at why Housing First on its own is not going to solve homelessness, one of the reasons is that new people are constantly falling into homelessness. A metaphor that I've heard that's been really helpful is that Housing First is one way of bailing out the bathtub. Meanwhile, the faucet is still on and new people are constantly falling into homelessness.

So that's why Housing First on its own is not sufficient.

So that's why Housing First on its own is not sufficient.

So that's why Housing First on its own is not sufficient.

So there's been this debate. for decades now about the best way to implement Housing First. Sam Cimberis, who's like the father of the Housing First approach, wanted his clients to be scattered in apartments all across a city, in buildings where they're surrounded by neighbors from like mainstream society.

So there's been this debate. for decades now about the best way to implement Housing First. Sam Cimberis, who's like the father of the Housing First approach, wanted his clients to be scattered in apartments all across a city, in buildings where they're surrounded by neighbors from like mainstream society.

So there's been this debate. for decades now about the best way to implement Housing First. Sam Cimberis, who's like the father of the Housing First approach, wanted his clients to be scattered in apartments all across a city, in buildings where they're surrounded by neighbors from like mainstream society.

But other communities found that it was sometimes cheaper and often just easier to put all of their tenants together in one big building. And of course, concentrating people with a lot of really serious problems in one building like this, that does contribute to some of the issues we see here in Seattle and that we document in the piece.

But other communities found that it was sometimes cheaper and often just easier to put all of their tenants together in one big building. And of course, concentrating people with a lot of really serious problems in one building like this, that does contribute to some of the issues we see here in Seattle and that we document in the piece.

But other communities found that it was sometimes cheaper and often just easier to put all of their tenants together in one big building. And of course, concentrating people with a lot of really serious problems in one building like this, that does contribute to some of the issues we see here in Seattle and that we document in the piece.

When I talked to Sam, he mentioned something else that's important for implementing this approach.

When I talked to Sam, he mentioned something else that's important for implementing this approach.

When I talked to Sam, he mentioned something else that's important for implementing this approach.

To be clear, there are plenty of providers who do follow through. Sam cited the Downtown Emergency Service Center here in Seattle as an example of that. They have doctors, nurses, addiction specialists on staff. That's what Housing First can aspire to. But Sam worries that these practices aren't widespread enough.

To be clear, there are plenty of providers who do follow through. Sam cited the Downtown Emergency Service Center here in Seattle as an example of that. They have doctors, nurses, addiction specialists on staff. That's what Housing First can aspire to. But Sam worries that these practices aren't widespread enough.